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'Nikko'Deutzia gracilis'Nikko' is an outstanding low-growing
flowering shrub introduced by the National Arboretum. Well suited for small spaces or
used as a groundcover, its fine-textured, compact growth habit and profuse, brilliant white
blossoms distinguish 'Nikko' as an elite plant for any garden. 'Nikko' will spread to 5 feet
in 10 years. Its gently arching branches are covered by flowers in late April and early May.
Highly effective in containers or cascading over a low wall.

'Nikko' was selected for its
horticultural merit under the name Deutzia nakaiana from Watanabe Nursery, Gotemba City,
Japan in 1976 by former USNA director John L. Creech and Chief Horticulturist Sylvester G.
March. In the 1980's the nomenclature was changed to D. crenata var. nakaiana. USNA
taxonomist Frederick G. Meyer and Roy Davidson, Bellevue, WA later determined this plant to
be a variant of D. gracilis, the slender deutzia. The cultivar name 'Nikko' appears to
have been coined by British nurseryman C.G. Hollett of Greenbank Nursery, Cumbria, England in
1976-77. Introduced in the late 1980's.

Significance:

Compact, low growing habit is
highly desirable and a significant improvement over the leggy habit of other deutzia varieties.
Considered one of the best deutzia cultivars.

Excellent deciduous
flowering groundcover for rock garden or perennial border. Spectacular flowering container
plant. Well suited to the small garden.

Availability:

Readily available from
mail-order firms and retail and wholesale nurseries.

U.S. National Arboretum Plant Introduction
Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit
U.S. National Arboretum, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research
Service, 3501 New York Ave., N.E., Washington, DC 20002